Welcome to Humboldt ...

The town of Humboldt is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

The location of Humboldt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Humboldt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Humboldt has a population of 570 people<3> (see below for details).

Humboldt is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Humboldt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Humboldt: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Humboldt had an population of 570 people. This is a decrease of 3.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Humboldt had a population of 589 people. This makes Humboldt the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Humboldt represents 0.07% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 140th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 589 people, the population of Humboldt increased 13.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 521 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Humboldt.

Communities Also Named Humboldt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Humboldt - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Humboldt.

Communities near Humboldt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Humboldt.

• Sioux Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <5>
• Tea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <5>
• Hartford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Crooks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <5>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in McCook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Baltic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <5>
• Parker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Colton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <5>
• Lyons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Minnehaha County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Humboldt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Humboldt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Humboldt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Humboldt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Humboldt. See our Newspapers Page for Humboldt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Humboldt ...

Looking for more information about Humboldt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Humboldt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Humboldt.

Adding Humboldt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Humboldt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Humboldt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Humboldt post office opened in 1889.

We also found Humboldt in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Humboldt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Humboldt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/